Alexis-François AULAGNIER
Dictionnaire des alimens et des boissons en usage dans les divers climats et chez les différens peuples. Cet ouvrage contient l'histoire naturelle de chaque substance alimentaire, son origine, ses principes constituans, ses propriétés, ses altérations et les moyens de les reconnaître, et finalement les règles les plus importantes à suivre pour conserver la santé. Par A.-F. Aulagnier, membre de l'Académie royale de Médecine. Précédé de considérations générales sur le nourriture de l'homme ; (Extrait du Dictionnaire pittoresque d'Histoire naturelle)[Dictionary of Foods and Beverages in Use in the Various Climates and Among Different Peoples. This Work Contains the Natural History of Each Food Substance, Its Origin, Constituent Principles, Properties, Alterations and the Means of Recognizing Them, and Finally the Most Important Rules to Be Followed for the Preservation of Health. By A.-F. Aulagnier, Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine. Preceded by General Considerations on Human Nutrition; (Extract from the Pictorial Dictionary of Natural History)]
Cosson • Cousin • Mertens|Paris • Brussels 1839|13.8 x 22.8 cm|Relié
New edition, partly original, revised and enlarged (cf. Vicaire 56; Bitting 231; Oberlé, Fastes, 466).
Contemporary-style half tan sheep, smooth spine decorated with gilt and blind fillets and blind-stamped ornaments, black shagreen lettering-piece, marbled paper boards, modern binding.
A few instances of foxing.
The author of this work, born in Grasse in 1767 and died in 1839, was appointed physician to Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples, in 1806.
His dictionary is a mine of highly valuable information on food products from throughout the world, with historical, literary, anecdotal, scientific, gastronomic, and medical entries. It also...
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